AUTONOMOUS MOBILE DEVICE
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Abstract
An electronic controller defining an autonomous mobile device a self-location estimation unit to estimate a self-location based on a local map that is created according to distance/angle information relative to an object in the vicinity and the travel distance of an omni wheel, an environmental map creation unit to create an environmental map of a mobile area based on the self-location and the local map during the guided travel with using a joystick, a registration switch to register the self-location of the autonomous mobile device as the position coordinate of the setting point when the autonomous mobile device reaches a predetermined setting point during the guided travel, a storage unit to store the environmental map and the setting point, a route planning unit to plan the travel route by using the setting point on the environmental map stored in the storage unit, and a travel control unit to control the autonomous mobile device to autonomously travel along the travel route.
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14 Claims
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8. An autonomous mobile device, comprising:
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an object information acquisition unit to acquire position information on an object existing near autonomous mobile device; a local map creation unit to create a local map of surroundings of the autonomous mobile device based on the position information on the object acquired by the object information acquisition unit; a moving unit to move the autonomous mobile device; a self-location estimation unit to estimate a self-location based on the local map created by the local map creation unit and a travel distance of the moving unit; a guiding unit to guide the autonomous mobile device by driving the moving unit based on an operation of a user; an environmental map creation unit to create an environmental map of a mobile area, during the guiding by the guiding unit, based on the self-location estimated by the self-location estimation unit and the local map; a teaching unit to teach to register, during the guiding by the guiding unit, the self-location of the autonomous mobile device when the autonomous mobile device is positioned at a predetermined setting point as a position coordinate of the setting point; a storage unit to store the environmental map and the setting point; a route planning unit to plan a travel route by using the setting point on the environmental map stored in the storage unit; and a control unit to control the moving unit so that the autonomous mobile device autonomously travels along the travel route planned by the route planning unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An autonomous mobile device, comprising:
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an acquisition unit to acquire position information on an object in a vicinity; a creation unit to create a plurality of partial maps configuring an environmental map of a mobile area based on the position information on the object acquired by the acquisition unit; a setting unit to set connection points that connect the plurality of partial maps when the plurality of partial maps are created by the creation unit; a selection unit to select the connection points of each of the mutually connected partial maps from among the connection points set by the setting unit; and a connecting unit to set forth a connection relation between the connection points of the partial map selected by the selection unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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